Rotating Block
- Not to be confused withrotating platform.
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| First appearance | Super Mario World (1990) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (cameo) (2025) | ||
| Effect | Spins around when hit | ||
| Variant of | Block | ||
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Rotating Blocks,[1] also known asSpinning Blocks,[2]Turn Blocks,[3] or simplyBlocks, are yellowblocks with eyes that first appear inSuper Mario World. When hit from below or the sides, they briefly spin around, allowingMario or other characters to pass through them.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario World[edit]
Rotating Blocks are objects inSuper Mario World. They replacebricks from previous entries of theSuper Mario series and share most of their attributes with them. Normal Rotating Blocks spin around for a short time when hit from beneath or attacked asCaped Mario (or CapedLuigi), but some act asPrize Blocks and reveal an item.Super Mario can destroy normal Rotating Blocks with aSpin Jump from above.Chargin' Chucks can also destroy Rotating Blocks by charging into them. Enemies such as greenUnshelled Koopas,Goombas, andCheep Cheeps may hide in Rotating Blocks, and break out to attack Mario once he approaches them. These Rotating Blocks have the sheen on the opposite side, making them distinguishable from safe Rotating Blocks from afar. Only a maximum of four Rotating Blocks may be spinning at any given moment.
Super Mario Maker /Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS /Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
Rotating Blocks appear under the nameBlock inSuper Mario Maker,Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, andSuper Mario Maker 2. Rotating Blocks replaceBrick Blocks (themselves simply called "Blocks") in theSuper Mario World style. To be consistent with the other styles, these Blocks are affected byP Switches instead ofEmpty Blocks, unlike in the original game. InSuper Mario Maker 2, if the player presses a P Switch, anyIce Blocks with acoin frozen inside temporarily become frozen versions of these Blocks (resembling the Ice Blocks' design from the originalSuper Mario World). However, when hit from below or the sides, they do not spin.
In the Japanese script, these Blocks are referred to as "Renga Block" (Brick Block) along with the Brick Blocks themselves despite being functionally distinct from each other.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]
Rotating Blocks are objects inSuper Mario Bros. Wonder, where they can no longer be broken using a Spin Jump. They appear inPipe-Rock Plateau Palace andColor-Switch Dungeon. Wider Rotating Blocks similar toLong ? Blocks also appear in Pipe-Rock Plateau Palace andTaily's Toxic Pond.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
- SmashWiki article:Block § Rotating Blocks
Turn Blocks appear in theSuper Smash Bros. series inMelee's Yoshi's Island stage (inSuper Smash Bros. Melee,Super Smash Bros. Brawl,Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate) and in theSuper Mario World style of theSuper Mario Maker stage (inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS /Wii U as DLC, andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate), working as they originally did, though they are 3D in Yoshi's Island (they turn 2D when rotating). Unlike inSuper Mario World, when hit, the Rotating Blocks spin at a fast speed before slowing down, as opposed to spinning at a steady pace, and also spin individually, instead of them spinning in unison.
Mario Sports Superstars[edit]
The dummies that appear in the Ring Challenge mode of the soccer sport inMario Sports Superstars resemble Rotating Blocks. When struck by a ball, they flip sideways revealing their back side resemblesEmpty Blocks in their design fromSuper Mario World.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]
A poster forThe Super Mario Bros. Movie ofMario on theTraining Course features some Rotating Blocks in the background. In the movie itself, Rotating Blocks are scattered all around the Training Course amongBrick Blocks andEmpty Blocks. When Mario orPrincess Peachwall-jumps off them, they light up.
Other appearances[edit]
| It has been suggested that this section be split intoinvisible block.Reason: There are blocks that look like other blocks that have separate pages on this wiki. If we believe invisible blocks are not Rotating Blocks, they should have a distinct page. (discuss) |
Thetiles fromSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars,Yellow Blocks fromPaper Mario, andBike Pads fromMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga resemble Rotating Blocks.
Although actual Rotating Blocks do not appear inMini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge, there are blocks that have an identical design, primarily found inMini Luigi's world,Moonlight Mansion. They initially appear as transparentBrown Blocks fromSuper Mario World, referred to asinvisible blocks,[4] but they turn solid and yellow when a nearbycandle is lit, allowing aMini Toy to walk on top of them, jump on top of them, or reverse direction against tall configurations of them, as with all kinds of solid blocks.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]
- European instruction manual description:Hit these blocks to make them spin for a fixed amount of time.
See also[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario World (Forest of Illusion 1)
Super Mario World (Star World 1)
Donkey Kong (Modern),Game & Watch Gallery 2
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クルクルブロック[5] Kurukuru Burokku | Spinning Block | |
| レンガブロック[?] Renga Burokku | Brick Block | Super Mario Maker 2 parts menu (Super Mario World style) | |
| French | Bloc pivotant[?] | Rotating Block | |
| Bloc[?] | Block | Super Mario Maker 2 | |
| German | Rotierender Block[6] | Rotating block | |
| Italian | Blocco girevole[?] | Spinning block | |
| Mattone girevole[6] | Spinning brick | ||
| Portuguese(Brazilian) | Bloco Giratório[7] | Spinning Block | |
| Portuguese(European) | Bloco Rotativo[?] | Rotating Block | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tips |
| Spanish | Bloque giratorio[8] | Spinning block |
References[edit]
- ^2002.Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 instruction booklet.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 19.
- ^August 1991. NintendoMario Mania Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 57.
- ^von Esmarch, Nick, and Reepal Parbhoo (November 21, 2014).Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U Prima Official Game Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN978-0-804-16356-9. Page 233.
- ^"The candle in this contraption scares Ghosts into covering their eyes, so you can safely walk your Mini right through them. You’ll also be able to seeinvisible blocks, which may help you reach new places." –Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge Items.Play Nintendo (American English). Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^Super Mario World Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)
- ^abSuper Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World European instruction booklet[page number needed]
- ^Super Mario World instruction booklet.Nintendo (Brazilian Portuguese). Page 22.
- ^Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Spanish instruction booklet[page number needed]
- Blocks
- Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge objects
- Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 objects
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder objects
- Super Mario Maker objects
- Super Mario Maker 2 objects
- Super Mario World objects
- Super Princess Peach objects
- Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
- Super Smash Bros. series objects
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie objects










